United States v. Jason Moreno

OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Jason Moreno was involved in a mortgage-fraud scheme as an appraiser who supplied inflated appraisals to other members of the scheme in exchange for money. He was also more directly involved — as broker, buyer, or seller, for instance — in other fraudulent transactions. At trial, Moreno was found guilty of five counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. After receiving his sentence of 96 months’ imprisonment, Moreno appealed.

Three issues are presented in this appeal. First, at trial, a cooperating witness read statements…